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O'NEAL, James Vernon Jr - Date of
birth
3 January 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Yazoo County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Anding, Yazoo County, Mississippi -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34631342 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Domèvre-sur-Vezouze, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James V. O'Neal (father)
Wylma L. (Cheatham) O'Neal (mother)
Peggy J. O'Neal (sister)
More information
Pfc James V. O'Neal Jr. was a telephone operator for the Illinois Central Railroad.He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 7 May 1943.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / O'Neal Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Yazoo Herald - 24 December 1943